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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 3040-1 Critical: MySQL Security Issues Resolved

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Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3040-1
July 21, 2016

mysql-5.5, mysql-5.6, mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software Description:
- mysql-5.7: MySQL database
- mysql-5.6: MySQL database
- mysql-5.5: MySQL database

Details:

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes
new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.5.50 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 15.10 has been updated to MySQL 5.6.31. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been
updated to MySQL 5.7.13.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,
new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-13.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2016.html

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.7                5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 15.10:
  mysql-server-5.6                5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.5                5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.5                5.5.50-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3040-1
  CVE-2016-3424, CVE-2016-3459, CVE-2016-3477, CVE-2016-3486,
  CVE-2016-3501, CVE-2016-3518, CVE-2016-3521, CVE-2016-3588,
  CVE-2016-3614, CVE-2016-3615, CVE-2016-5436, CVE-2016-5437,
  CVE-2016-5439, CVE-2016-5440, CVE-2016-5441, CVE-2016-5442,
  CVE-2016-5443

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.50-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 3040-1 Critical: MySQL Security Issues Resolved

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security vulnerabilities within MySQL have been addressed in the Ubuntu updates released on July 21, 2016. For vital patching procedures, refer to the instructions outlined here.
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 15.10: mysql-server-5.6 5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.50-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3040-1

CVE-2016-3424, CVE-2016-3459, CVE-2016-3477, CVE-2016-3486,

CVE-2016-3501, CVE-2016-3518, CVE-2016-3521, CVE-2016-3588,

CVE-2016-3614, CVE-2016-3615, CVE-2016-5436, CVE-2016-5437,

CVE-2016-5439, CVE-2016-5440, CVE-2016-5441, CVE-2016-5442,

CVE-2016-5443

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July 21, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.50-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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